Gallery: Our top picks for your favourite foodie

Handout, Edible Canada12.07.2011

Best nibbles on earth?

Edible Canada's gift baskets have a veritable feast of offerings including the chocolate lovers' basket, $65-$140, which features Wendy Boys' scrummy Cocolico sauce, and cake in a jar. It also has an office party version of sweet and savoury for $95.

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Let's drizzle

Nonna Pia's six-year-aged balsamic vinegar is reduced and infused with herbs and fruits. Available in three flavours (classic, strawberry and fig, and rosemary), it's perfect for glazing. Costs around $12.95 plus tax for 250 ml.

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Hot tea

With caramel steaming ahead on the trend list, even tea has got in on the action. Established in Singapore, The Wellness Group (or TWG) has a number of tea selections including creme caramel, Singapore green and Harmutty Assam. Box of 15 tea bags costs $21.95 or Haute Couture loose tea tin, $31.95, from Orling & Wu.

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/ The Wellness Group

Well-heeled

Now women don't need to choose between shoes and chocolate. The Montreal company ChocoStyle has gone "way above the mark" — according to Caren McSherry — with its white and dark chocolate high-heel mould. "It's ridiculous, it's so beautiful," she adds. A mini high heel is $4.99; large, $23.99, from Gourmet Warehouse.

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On the loose

With the exaltation of tea and the health benefits of its antioxidants, you can bet some people's coffee mug doesn't actually feature a drop of java. Now Gibsons-based Libre Tea lets everyone know what you're drinking through its tea glasses (BPA-free, it’s designed to keep all the flavour of the leaf tea via a stainless-steel tea filter, glass interior and polycarbonate exterior). They cost $32.50 from libretea.com.com

Pop it in the oven, under the broiler, even perhaps on the barbecue. The Emile Henry Pizza Stone is designed to absorb moisture from the dough to create a crispy crust. Made in France, it costs $49.98 from Ming Wo.

The Noble Perfect Mug from David's Tea is about as perfect as it gets. Steep your tea in the stainless steel infuser that fits right in the cup and cover with wood lid; then when you're done, the lid acts as a plate you can rest the infuser on. How clever is that? $19.50 from David's Tea, locations across Canada.